[ZESTCaste] Maya to immortalise herself

2007-10-24 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://www.timesnow.tv/NewsDtls.aspx?NewsID=3745 Maya to immortalise herself 10/23/2007 4:06:07 PM Mayawati has announced intentions to erect statues of herself Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati is all set to transform the landscape of Lucknow. In a move that will ensure an imprint of her

[ZESTCaste] US Supreme Court Justice Thomas blames Yale affirmative action for his early job problems

2007-10-24 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/politics/view.bg?articleid=1039568 Supreme Court Justice Thomas blames Yale affirmative action for his early job problems By Associated Press | Sunday, October 21, 2007 | http://www.bostonherald.com | U.S. Politics NEW HAVEN, Conn. - U.S. Supreme

[ZESTCaste] Nepal: OHCHR hails decision to institute quotas in police agencies

2007-10-24 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://www.nepalnews.com/archive/2007/oct/oct23/news05.php OHCHR hails decision to institute quotas in police agencies The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nepal (OHCHR-Nepal) has welcomed the decision last week of a cabinet meeting to allocate quotas for women and members of

[ZESTCaste] Activists come out with ads to slam forest Act

2007-10-24 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Activists_come_out_with_ads_to_slam_forest_Act/articleshow/2481798.cms Activists come out with ads to slam forest Act 23 Oct 2007, 0600 hrs IST,Nitin Sethi,TNN NEW DELHI: For the first time in Indian media history, a private group has launched US-style

[ZESTCaste] Dalit Voice – Minting Money in the Name of Dalits…

2007-10-24 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://khawatein.blogspot.com/2007/10/dalit-voice-minting-money-in-name-of.html Sunday, October 21, 2007 Dalit Voice – Minting Money in the Name of Dalits… Mr V T Rajshekar is Editor of the Bangalore based magazine Dalit Voice. He calls himself the Messiah of Dalits. He has spent his entire

[ZESTCaste] Damage to Ambedkar statue sparks protests in Madurai (News)

2007-10-24 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://www.hindu.com/2007/10/24/stories/2007102459710100.htm Front Page Damage to Ambedkar statue sparks protests in Madurai S. Vijay Kumar VIOLENT REACTION: Windowpanes of buses were shattered in stone throwing on Avaniapuram Main Road in Madurai after a statue of B.R. Ambedkar was damaged.

[ZESTCaste] Dalita Vedike changes name (News)

2007-10-24 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEK20071024021008Page=KHeadline=Dalita+Vedike+changes+nameTitle=Southern+News+-+KarnatakaTopic=0 SOUTHERN NEWS - KARNATAKA Oct 24, 2007 Dalita Vedike changes name Wednesday October 24 2007 12:31 IST Express News Service BHADRAVATI: Dalita

[ZESTCaste] Nepal: Dalit, non-dalit exchange tika

2007-10-24 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://www.gorkhapatra.org.np/content.php?nid=28996 Dalit, non-dalit exchange tika [ 2007-10-24 ] JHALARI, Kanchanpur, Oct. 23: Offering Tika and Jamara between the Dalit and non-Dalit people concluded in Jhalari for the first time on the occasion of the Dashain festival. The programme was

[ZESTCaste] 106 SC, ST youths selected for sales executives by Tata Indicom

2007-10-24 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
106 SC, ST youths selected for sales executives by Tata Indicom http://www.indiapress.org/gen/news.php/The_Hindu/400x60/0 Special Correspondent Collector flags off the vehicle carrying them to Hyderabad After training they will initially get Rs. 5,300 a month Plan to provide jobs to 25,000